Fire-spreading device.



F. W. FORD.

FIRE SPREADING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULYIT. 19l8.

1,4,645, Patented Feb. 18, 191

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DOQOOOOODOOD Fi/Far F. W. FORD. FIRE SPREADING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY I? I918.

Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

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FREDERICK WILLIAM FORD, OF ORANGE, TEXAS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

Application filed July 17, 1918. Serial No. 245,345.

'1 0 all whom it may Concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. FORD, a citizen of the United States of America, Tosiding at Orange, in the county of Orange and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire Spreading Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a fire spreading device, and has for its object the construction of an eflicient yet relatively simple device that can be carried by the operator of a flying machine, or can be easily carried by spies in an enemys country, for the purpose of quickly spreading fire from one object to another object or from one portion of a building to another portion of a building.

Vith these and other objects in view, this invention consists of certain novel combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a device constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the rubber jacket or bag, showing the torch and the oil containers in side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device, the rubber jacket or bag being removed therefrom.

Fig. 4c is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the upper portion of the device.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View of the device showing the manner of connecting the two globes or oil containers.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view of the rubber bag or jacket.

Referring to the drawings by numerals 1 designates a rubber bag or jacket which is formed of material that has sufficient thickness to give strength to the bag or jacket sufficiently to allow the same to have considerable bouncing or rebounding action, yet the thickness of the rubber bag or jacket is not so great as to cause a stifl'ness that would in any way impair the efliciency of the device.

Primary apertures or outlets 2 are formed in the bag near its top and a series of auxiliary apertures 3 are formed in the bag about its center. The function of these apertures 2 and 3 will be hereinafter explained.

At the top of thebag 1 is formed an aperture 4 through which the sleeve 5 extends,

which sleeve 5 is integral with the concavoconvex metal plate 6, which plate 6 is securely fastened to the primary globe or oil container 7. i

This primary globe 7 is provided with an aperture 8 through which liquid may be passed into the globe 7, and the aperture 8 is closed by closure means, as stopper 9,-for

normally retaining the liquid, preferably coal-oil or kerosene, in the globe 7 Threaded at 10 into the sleeve 5 is a pipe 11 through which pipe 11 the wick 12 extends down into the coal oil containing globe 7.

The auxiliary globe or container 13 is integral at 14 with the upper or primary globe 7, and the auxiliary globe 13 is provided with an inlet 15 closed by any suitable means such as stopper 16, whereby gasolene or benzin may be passed in the auxiliary globe 13 for purposes hereafter specified.

It is to be understood that both globes 7 and 13 are preferably formed of fragile material, such as glass, so that they can be easily broken by dropping the device either from a flying machine, or by merely throwing the device from the hands of a pedestrian against the ground or against any portion of a building or any object such as a hay stack or baled material on a wharf.

In operation, the 0 erator fills the globe 7 with kerosene or coaf oil and globe 13 with gasolene or benzin, then after securely placing stoppers or closure means 9 and 16 in the object with any force, as would be the case if dropped from a flying machine or thrown from the hands of a pedestrian.

This throwing or dropping of the device against an object will cause the 'gasolene or benzin container or globe 13 to break spilling the contents into the rubber bag 1 and then it passes or oozes out of the apertures 2 and 3 and is quickly lighted through the medium of the lighted torch or wick 12.

The resiliency of the bag 1 is suflicient to cause same to bounce or rebound, touching several points 'of an object, and by reason of he benz n or gasolene being spilled, flame is spread to the new surface, and in this way fire is quickly spread, by reason of a number of blazes being started by my new fire s reading device.

It is to e understood that ordinarily the blow that breaks globe 13 will break globe 7, but'by reason of the metal structure of sleeve 5, plate 6, and pipe 11, the torch will be held assembled With the rubber bag, and by reason of all of the oil from globes 7 and 13 being now contained (the globes having been broken) in the bag 1 the oils or inflammable fluid will be oozing or passing out of the apertures 2 and 3 and said fluid will be continuously lighted by the torch carried along (being a part of) with the device as it spills the inflammable oil over the surfaces to be fired.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the class described, co prising aresilient bag, a torch-carried thereby, and an oil container in said bag.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a resilient bag, a fragile container in said bag, and atorch carried by said bag.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a resilient bag, a plurality of attached fragile containers in said bag, and a torch attached to one of said containers and resilient container provided with an outlet, and a torch secured to said fragile container and extending beyond the sides of said resilient container.

5. A device 'of the class described, comprising a rubber bag provided with apertures in its side, a pair of fragile containers integrally connected and positioned in said bag, a sleeve provided with a plate secured to one of said containers, and a wick within said sleeve and extending beyond the side of said bag.

6. A device of the class described, comprising a .rubber bag provided with rows of outlet apertures formed in its sides, said bag provided near one end with an aperture, a sleeve in said last-mentioned aperture, said'sleeve provided with a concavoconvex plate, a primary glass globe securedto said plate, an auxiliary glass globe in tegral with said primary glass globe, each 'end of said sleeve and extending through the same and into said primary globe.

7. A' device of the class described, comprising a primary and an auxiliary glass globe integrally connected and each provided with an inlet opening, means closing said opening, a torch device secured to said primary globe, and an. apertured resilient casing'on said torch device and surrounding both of said globes.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

FREDERICK WILLIAM FORD. 

